Almirall Chair for the Management of Innovations in Pharmaceutical Policies in the National Health System

• Discuss the state of innovation management in the National Health System (NHS).  
• Generate knowledge about post-COVID-19 advancement avenues, and promote evidence-based management in healthcare and health economics. 
• Sharing the contribution of economic evaluation tools in decision-making about innovations in the SNS (National Health System).

• VII Encuentro de expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [12 and 13 June 2025]
  To register for the event, it is essential to complete the registration form. Admission will be confirmed once the UPF-BSM has validated the application.
  Eligible profiles:
  • Main group: Doctors / Preventive Medicine and Public Health
  • Other profiles: Pharmacists, Health Sciences Biologists, Health Sciences Biochemists, Health Sciences Chemists, Health Sciences Physicists, Intermediate-Level Technicians, Advanced-Level Technicians, Nurses working in the healthcare system.
  Activity accredited:
  Activity accredited by the Consell Català de Formació Continuada de les Professions Sanitàries - Comisión de Formación Continuada del Sistema Nacional de Salud, with 0.9 credits and registered under No. 09/039814-MD.
• VI Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [14/06/2024]
  The 6th edition of the Expert Meeting on Healthcare Management and Health Economics, organized by UPF-BSM within the framework of the chair with Almirall, consisted of a debate and two panels focused on the situation of drug financing policies, new technologies in healthcare, and efficiency in health services. The academic directors of the event were Jaume Puig-Junoy, co-director of the chair and director of the Health Economics and Pharmaceutical Programs at UPF-BSM, Josep Lluís Segú Tolsa, professor of the Health Economics and Pharmaceutical Programs and Managing Director-Principal Consultant at Pharmalex, and Natàlia Pascual, co-director of the chair and Director of Partnerships at the Health Management Unit of UPF-BSM.
• V Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [18/05/2023]
  The evaluation model for healthcare interventions, flexible procurement models, new Therapeutic Positioning Reports (IPTs), and the Medication Assessment Network (REvalMed) were the central themes of the "V Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud," organized by the UPF Barcelona School of Management within the Almirall Chair for Management of Innovations in Pharmaceutical Policies in the National Health System of UPF-BSM. The meeting, held in a virtual format, consisted of 3 webinars.
• IV Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [09/03/2022]
  The fourth edition of the "Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud", organized by the UPF Barcelona School of Management, was held in a virtual format and consisted of 3 webinars focused on the hottest topics in biopharmaceutical policy, health economics, and pharmaceutical management. The academic directors of the event were Jaume Puig-Junoy, accredited professor and director of the Master's in Health Economics and Medication and the International Master in Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics at UPF-BSM, and Josep Lluís Segú Tolsa, professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Barcelona, professor of the International Master in Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics at UPF-BSM, and managing partner of Oblikue Consulting S.L. This annual event is part of the Almirall Chair for Management of Innovations in Pharmaceutical Policies in the National Health System of UPF-BSM.
• Almirall and the UPF Barcelona School of Management create a chair for innovation in pharmaceutical policies
  [17/09/2021]
  The UPF Barcelona School of Management and Almirall have announced the signing of an agreement for the creation of the Almirall Chair for Innovation Management in Pharmaceutical Policies in the National Health System (NHS), an initiative that will be led by the professor of the UPF-BSM, Jaume Puig Junoy, Director of the Master in Health Economy and the Medicine and will have the executive director of the professor Natalia Pascual.
• III Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [09/07/2021]
  The third edition of the "Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud," organized by the UPF Barcelona School of Management, consisted of 3 webinars focused on the micro-level of pharmaceutical management.
• II Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [22/01/2020]
  The progress of pharmaceutical innovation from an economic perspective, the role of evaluation in drug procurement, procurement models, and health outcomes measurement instruments were the major thematic areas of the "II Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud", held on November 28 and 29, 2019, at the UPF-BSM facilities in Barcelona.
• I Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud
  [30/11/2018]
  UPF-BSM has organized the "I Encuentro de Expertos en Gestión Sanitaria y Economía de la Salud," a conference led by Professor Jaume Puig-Junoy and supported by the pharmaceutical company Almirall. These conferences have been a forum for discussing new trends and international experiences in biopharmaceutical policy, with the participation of healthcare managers from leading Spanish hospitals and recognized experts in health economics.

• La evaluación económica al servicio de la eficiencia del sistema nacional de salud: Necesidades y estado de situación. UPF-BSM Health Management Briefs #1.

Online Master in Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics 
Specialize in economic concepts, techniques, and instruments applied to health economics, pharmacoeconomics, health management, and pharmaceutical management.

Natàlia Pascual Argenté
Director of Partnerships, Health Management Unit (HMU)
natalia.pascual@bsm.upf.edu
93 542 26 39